Music Majors

You know your calling is music. Now it's just a matter of which music major will take you there. Lucky for you, the renowned and historic Dana School of Music offers six for your choosing.

What You'll Study

From performance to theory to recording technology and more, our Music majors offer quality educational programs in a wide variety of topics so that you can find a perfect fit to pursue your passion for the art.

The faculty and staff in the Dana School of Music are dedicated to your musical growth. As a freshman, you will take an exam to test your skills in musicianship. Your private lessons, ensembles and courses in music history and other topics will help you build a well-rounded education within a university setting.

Majors

The Dana School of Music offers the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts degrees within the following majors:

You'll gain hands-on experience developing a personal language for musical expression as you earn your Bachelor of Music degree.”. Core courses for the major make up 96 credit hours, which are broken down into nine sections of courses:

Do you know the difference between harmony and melody? The logic of chord progressions? How to make sense and music out of different keys and timing? The Music Theory major covers it all.

Along with music theory and history courses, you'll have instruction in applied instrument, applied voice, major ensemble and music composition within the core courses of your major to earn your Bachelor of Arts degree.

Minor

Designed to help you further study an instrument or voice, the Music minor is set up to offer coursework related to your interests.

Upon successful completion of an audition, you'll be enrolled in the 18-credit hour minor. Adding a music component to your degree will allow you to explore creative options for employment when you graduate.

Courses are set up to give you the opportunity to personalize your minor. You'll start out with musicianship and lab theory classes, then move on to choose 14 credit hours of classes that fit your interest. Areas to choose from range from jazz, rock 'n' roll and popular music.